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FINAL / OTBenchmark International Arena · Feb 4
BUF rest: 0dTBL rest: 2d
Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning: score, goals, shots, period-by-period stats and the HabsMetrics prediction made before puck drop, from the NHL’s official data. Analytics for educational purposes only — not gambling advice.
Game analysis
Lightning beat Sabres 4–3 in overtime
- J. Guentzel scored the game-winner at 4:45 in overtime.
- A back-and-forth game: the lead changed hands 2 times.
- A. Vasilevskiy stopped 23 of 26 shots (.885) for the win.
- The Lightning controlled play, outshooting the Sabres 35–26.
- Power play: TBL 1/2, BUF 1/3.
- N. Kucherov led all scorers with 1 goal and 3 assists.
Three stars
- 1st starJ. Guentzel
TBL · 1G 1A
- 2nd starN. Kucherov
TBL · 1G 3A
- 3rd starM. Samuelsson
BUF · 2G 0A
Scoring summary
1st
- 10:24TBLN. KucherovVideoAssists: J. Guentzel0–1
- 16:53BUFM. SamuelssonVideo1–1
2nd
No scoring
3rd
- 4:08BUFM. SamuelssonVideoAssists: R. McLeod, J. Quinn2–1
- 8:53TBLO. BjorkstrandPPVideoAssists: D. Raddysh, N. Kucherov2–2
- 14:53BUFJ. DoanPPVideoAssists: T. Thompson, R. Dahlin3–2
- 19:34TBLD. RaddyshVideoAssists: N. Kucherov, B. Hagel3–3
OT
- 4:45TBLJ. GuentzelVideoAssists: N. Kucherov, J. Moser3–4
Period by Period
Stats not yet available
Team Stats
BUFTBL
| Shots | -- | -- |
| Hits | 13 | 26 |
| Blocked | 9 | 10 |
| Power Play | 1/3 | 1/2 |
| Faceoff % | 49.2 | 50.8 |
| Corsi % | 45.4 | 54.6 |
| xG | 2.55 | 3.49 |
| Giveaways | 22 | 15 |
| Takeaways | 9 | 6 |
Tampa Bay Lightning
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 7 | 22:24 | |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 26:07 | |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 | 25:48 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 23:51 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 15:04 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 25:40 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:07 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:31 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 20:01 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:52 | |
| -- | -- | 35/38 | -- | .921 | 63:33 | |
| -- | -- | 23/26 | -- | .885 | 00:00 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 24:01 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:31 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 22:09 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:29 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 27:47 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:50 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:10 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 17:47 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 09:08 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:25 | |
| -- | -- | 45/49 | -- | .918 | 64:24 | |
| -- | -- | 31/35 | -- | .886 | 00:00 |
Lineups
BUF
Actual (from shift data)Injured / Scratched
- Jack Rathboneinjured-reserve · Undisclosed
- Justin Danforthinjured-reserve · Upper Body
- Matt Grzelcykinjured-reserve · Lower Body
TBL
Actual (from shift data)L2
12:57
L3
9:35
63:33
0:00
Injured / Scratched
None reported
HabsMetrics Analytics — for educational purposes. Lines are inferred from shared five-skater ice time in NHL shift data; projections are estimates.
For educational/analytics purposes only — not gambling advice